# 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team

The 2022 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Beavers played their home games at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon, and competed as members of the Pac–12 Conference. They were led by head coach Jonathan Smith, in his fifth season. The team finished 10–3, becoming the third team in Oregon State history to achieve 10 wins and accomplishing the second highest win percentage since 1967.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | Boise State* | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | ESPN | W 34–17 | 27,732 |
| September 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Fresno State* | | Bulldog StadiumFresno, CA | CBSSN | W 35–32 | 41,031 |
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | vs. Montana State* | | Providence ParkPortland, OR | P12N | W 68–28 | 25,218 |
| September 24 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 7 USC | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 14–17 | 28,769 |
| October 1 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 12 Utah | | Rice–Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | P12N | L 16–42 | 51,729 |
| October 8 | 8:00 p.m. | at Stanford | | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA | ESPN | W 28–27 | 32,482 |
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Washington State | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 24–10 | 28,735 |
| October 22 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 42–9 | 27,679 |
| November 4 | 7:30 p.m. | at Washington | No. 23 | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | ESPN2 | L 21–24 | 62,142 |
| November 12 | 6:00 p.m. | California | | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | W 38–10 | 28,642 |
| November 19 | 11:15 a.m. | at Arizona State | No. 23 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | ESPN2 | W 31–7 | 39,551 |
| November 26 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 9 Oregon | No. 21 | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR (rivalry) | ABC | W 38–34 | 28,840 |
| December 17 | 11:30 a.m. | vs. Florida* | No. 14 | Allegiant StadiumLas Vegas, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) | ESPN | W 30–3 | 29,750 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Pacific time ||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | RV | 25 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 23 | — | 23 | 21 | 15 | 14 | Not released |

## Game summaries
### vs Boise State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 6–4 | September 24, 2016 | Boise State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Broncos | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Beavers | 14 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: September 3, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 77 °F (25 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,732
* Referee: Scott Campbell
* TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Molly McGrath (Field Reporter)
| Statistics | BSU | OSU |
| First downs | 17 | 17 |
| Total yards | 311 | 470 |
| Rushes/yards | 31–126 | 37–178 |
| Passing yards | 185 | 292 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–36–3 | 15–24–2 |
| Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Boise State | Passing | Taylen Green | 19/28, 255 yards, INT |
| Boise State | Rushing | Taylen Green | 11 carries, 102 yards, 2 TD |
| Boise State | Receiving | Ashton Jeanty | 6 receptions, 52 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 14/23, 251 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Jack Colletto | 3 carries, 44 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Luke Musgrave | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |

### at Fresno State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 6–8 | September 5, 2003 | Fresno State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 35 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 32 |
at Bulldog Stadium • Fresno, CA
* Date: September 10, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,032
* Referee: Jonathan Noli
* TV announcers (CBS): Alex Del Barrio (play-by-play), Donte Whitner (analyst)
| Statistics | OSU | FRES |
| First downs | 23 | 24 |
| Total yards | 397 | 492 |
| Rushes/yards | 37–178 | 29–132 |
| Passing yards | 219 | 360 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–27–0 | 29–46–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:50 | 33:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 14/27, 219 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 19 carries, 102 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Luke Musgrave | 5 receptions, 80 yards |
| Fresno State | Passing | Jake Haener | 29/45, 360 yards, TD |
| Fresno State | Rushing | Jordan Mims | 21 carries, 122 yards, 2 TD |
| Fresno State | Receiving | Nikko Remigio | 6 receptions, 100 yards |

### vs Montana State (FCS)

* Previous meeting
* First ever Meeting
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 (FCS) Bobcats | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Beavers | 7 | 27 | 20 | 14 | 68 |
at Providence Park • Portland, OR
* Date: September 17, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 25,218
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Nigel Burton (analyst)
| Statistics | MTST | OSU |
| First downs | 14 | 31 |
| Total yards | 269 | 538 |
| Rushes/yards | 32–168 | 42–214 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 324 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 9–18–3 | 22–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:38 | 32:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Montana State | Passing | Tommy Mellott | 9/18, 101 yards, 3 INT |
| Montana State | Rushing | Tommy Mellott | 18 carries, 135 yards |
| Montana State | Receiving | Derryck Snell | 1 reception, 27 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 19/25, 276 yards, 4 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 9 carries, 63 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 8 receptions, 133 yards, TD |

### vs No. 7 USC

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 13–63 | September 25, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 7 Trojans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 76 °F (24 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,768
* Referee: Mike Richards
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | USC | OSU |
| First downs | 21 | 18 |
| Total yards | 357 | 320 |
| Rushes/yards | 37–177 | 31–153 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–36–0 | 17–29–4 |
| Time of possession | 30:15 | 29:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Caleb Williams | 16/36, 180 yards, TD |
| USC | Rushing | Travis Dye | 19 carries, 133 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Tahj Washington | 6 receptions, 67 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Chance Nolan | 17/29, 167 yards, 4 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Jam Griffin | 12 carries, 84 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tyjon Lindsey | 5 receptions, 44 yards |

### at No. 12 Utah

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 12–11 | October 23, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| No. 12 Utes | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, Utah
* Date: October 1, 2022
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. MST
* Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,729
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | OSU | UTAH |
| First downs | 21 | 20 |
| Total yards | 417 | 361 |
| Rushes/yards | 37–171 | 31–162 |
| Passing yards | 246 | 199 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–30–4 | 19–25–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:15 | 28:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/21, 177 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 10 carries, 44 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 5 receptions, 96 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Cameron Rising | 19/25, 199 yards, 3 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Cameron Rising | 7 carries, 73 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Devaughn Vele | 7 receptions, 94 yards, TD |

### at Stanford

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 27–59–3 | November 13, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 28 |
| Cardinal | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,424
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Robert Griffin III (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | STAN |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Total yards | 442 | 359 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–192 | 27–90 |
| Passing yards | 250 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–29–0 | 20–34–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:42 | 26:18 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 20/29, 250 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 3 carries, 83 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 7 receptions, 104 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Tanner McKee | 20/33, 269 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Casey Filkins | 21 carries, 62 yards, TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Brycen Tremayne | 6 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Washington State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 47–56 | October 9, 2021 | Washington State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Beavers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: October 15, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,735
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | WSU | OSU |
| First downs | 18 | 21 |
| Total yards | 368 | 344 |
| Rushes/yards | 20–23 | 47–203 |
| Passing yards | 345 | 141 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–54–1 | 12–24–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:05 | 34:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington State | Passing | Cam Ward | 25/54, 345 yards, TD, INT |
| Washington State | Rushing | Jaylen Jenkins | 6 carries, 42 yards |
| Washington State | Receiving | Robert Ferrel | 5 receptions, 131 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/24, 141 yards, TD, INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 16 carries, 111 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jack Velling | 4 receptions, 63 yards |

### vs Colorado

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 6–6 | November 6, 2021 | Colorado |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Beavers | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: October 22, 2022
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 27,679
* Referee: Chris Coyte
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Lincoln Kennedy (analyst)
| Statistics | COL | OSU |
| First downs | 17 | 26 |
| Total yards | 290 | 427 |
| Rushes/yards | 28–84 | 44–270 |
| Passing yards | 206 | 202 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–29–2 | 14–22–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:39 | 34:21 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | J. T. Shrout | 13/29, 206 yards, 2 INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Jayle Stacks | 8 carries, 50 yards, TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Jordyn Tyson | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 14/22, 202 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 22 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jack Velling | 1 reception, 60 yards, TD |

### at Washington

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 35–67 | October 2, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 4, 2022
* Game time: 7:35 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 62,142
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | WASH |
| First downs | 18 | 24 |
| Total yards | 262 | 398 |
| Rushes/yards | 40–175 | 24–100 |
| Passing yards | 87 | 298 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–19–0 | 30–52–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:46 | 28:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/19, 87 yards |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 19 carries, 107 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Damien Martinez | 1 reception, 40 yards |
| Washington | Passing | Michael Penix Jr. | 30/52, 298 yards, TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Cameron Davis | 11 carries, 55 yards |
| Washington | Receiving | Rome Odunze | 7 receptions, 102 yards |

### vs California

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 35–39 | October 30, 2021 | California |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Beavers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 12, 2022
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,642
* Referee: Steven Strimling
* TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
| Statistics | CAL | OSU |
| First downs | 10 | 21 |
| Total yards | 156 | 362 |
| Rushes/yards | 16−9 | 45−166 |
| Passing yards | 147 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22−34−1 | 18−27−0 |
| Time of possession | 23:22 | 36:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| California | Passing | Jack Plummer | 22/34, 147 yards, INT |
| California | Rushing | Jaydn Ott | 8 carries, 20 yards |
| California | Receiving | Jeremiah Hunter | 6 receptions, 63 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 15/23, 137 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 23 carries, 105 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Tre'Shaun Harrison | 8 receptions, 79 yards, TD |

### at Arizona State

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 15–30 | November 20, 2021 | Oregon State |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Beavers | 7 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 31 |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 19, 2022
* Game time: 12:20 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny; 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 39,551
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst), Taylor McGregor (sideline)
| Statistics | OSU | ASU |
| First downs | 28 | 13 |
| Total yards | 443 | 276 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–222 | 25–154 |
| Passing yards | 221 | 122 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–24–0 | 20–32–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:17 | 25:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 15/21, 188 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 22 carries, 138 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jack Velling | 3 receptions, 74 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Trenton Bourguet | 20/32, 122 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Xazavian Valladay | 13 carries, 109 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Jalin Conyers | 6 receptions, 49 yards |

### vs No. 9 Oregon

| Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner |
| 48–67 | November 27, 2021 | Oregon |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 9 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| No. 21 Beavers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 38 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon
* Date: November 26, 2022
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 28,840
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV announcers (ABC): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)
| Statistics | ORE | OSU |
| First downs | 26 | 19 |
| Total yards | 470 | 328 |
| Rushes/yards | 42–143 | 43–268 |
| Passing yards | 327 | 60 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–41–0 | 6–13–0 |
| Time of possession | 34:47 | 25:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Bo Nix | 27/41, 327 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | Noah Whittington | 16 carries, 81 yards, TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | Chase Cota | 9 receptions, 136 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 6/13, 60 yards, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Damien Martinez | 15 carries, 103 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 2 receptions, 23 yards |

### vs Florida (Las Vegas Bowl)

* Previous meeting
* First ever Meeting
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gators | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| No. 14 Beavers | 7 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 30 |
at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, Nevada
* Date: December 17, 2022
* Game time: 11:30 a.m.
* Game weather: Indoors
* Game attendance: 29,750
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (color), Pat McAfee (analyst), Laura Rutledge (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | FLA | OSU |
| First downs | 13 | 24 |
| Total yards | 219 | 353 |
| Rushes/yards | 33–39 | 39–164 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 189 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–22–0 | 17–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:25 | 29:35 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida | Passing | Jack Miller | 13/22, 180 yards |
| Florida | Rushing | Montrell Johnson Jr. | 11 carries, 14 yards |
| Florida | Receiving | Ricky Pearsall | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
| Oregon State | Passing | Ben Gulbranson | 12/19, 165 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Deshaun Fenwick | 21 carries, 107 yards |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Silas Bolden | 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD |